# Use OpenApps in Claude

OpenApps adds live AI app store charts to Claude: the most popular Claude connectors and plugins, who launched this week, who got featured and where any app ranks across six AI app stores. It works without signing in.

## Add it

Add it as a custom connector in Claude's settings:

1. Settings › Connectors › Add custom connector
2. Name: OpenApps
3. URL: https://theopenapps.com/mcp/claude

Add to Claude: https://claude.ai/customize/connectors?modal=add-custom-connector&connectorName=OpenApps&connectorUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ftheopenapps.com%2Fmcp%2Fclaude

Then ask in a new chat; the connector stays on.

## Try asking

- Which Claude connectors climbed the most this week?
- I'm building a Claude connector for invoicing. Who already does this, and how crowded is it?
- Where does my connector rank in Claude's directory, and was it featured this month?

## What you can ask it

- App idea research: Who already does your app idea, how crowded the category is and how the leaders rank.
- App rank tracker: Your own app's rank in every store after launch, with its featuring and listing changes.
- App store charts: The top apps in a store or category, with each app's rank change.
- Competitor watch: What changed for a set of apps: ranks, featuring and listing edits.
- Featuring history: Which apps a store featured on its home page, where and for how long.
- MCP server audit: The tools an app's MCP server exposes and how they changed.
- New launches: Which apps launched in a store this week or month, by category.
- Weekly store report: A week in one store: movers, launches, featuring and listing changes.

## Questions

### Is OpenApps in the Claude store?

Not yet. Until it is listed, add it by hand with the steps on this page. The tools are the same ones the listing will have.

### Do I need an OpenApps account?

No. Every tool answers without signing in, for the United States and the top 200 apps of each list. Signing in to an OpenApps account adds every country.

### Does it work in Claude Code and Claude Desktop?

Yes. A connector added on claude.ai is there in Claude Desktop too. Claude Code takes it with one command, on the Connect page. [Connect page](https://theopenapps.com/connect)

## Building your own app?

- [How to submit a Claude plugin or connector](https://theopenapps.com/blog/how-to-submit-a-claude-plugin-or-connector)
- [How to submit an app to the AI app stores](https://theopenapps.com/blog/how-to-submit-an-app-to-ai-app-stores)
- [ChatGPT app launch checklist](https://theopenapps.com/blog/chatgpt-app-launch-checklist)
- [How to get a plugin into Grok Bot](https://theopenapps.com/blog/how-to-get-a-plugin-into-grok-bot)
- [How to track AI app store rankings](https://theopenapps.com/blog/how-to-track-ai-app-store-rankings)

Another agent: [add OpenApps to Claude Code, Codex and others](https://theopenapps.com/connect).